PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miro Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Tynkkynen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tynkkynen has chosen Cow herd - Fields as his entrance music. Miro Bang has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bang
vs
Tynkkynen

200 cm
26
214 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

188 cm
29
218 lbs
18 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Miro Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauno Tynkkynen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tynkkynen misses with a body shot.
Tynkkynen throws a predictable looking body shot

and Bang counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tynkkynen!

Bang tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bang has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bang blocks the strikes from Tynkkynen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bang tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bang has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Bang wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tynkkynen, who protects the arm well.

Bang is trying to get an arm triangle but Tynkkynen is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bang tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sloppy strikes there by Bang.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bang wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tynkkynen, who protects the arm well.
Tynkkynen defending against the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bang is trying to get an arm triangle but Tynkkynen is defending well.
Tynkkynen tries to improve position but can't.
Tynkkynen can't do much from the bottom here.

Bang goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tynkkynen rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bang's guard! Nice work there by Tynkkynen!

Bang is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Bang looking for subs off his back but Tynkkynen has passed one foot through into half guard.
Tynkkynen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tynkkynen working the ground and pound effectively.
Bang working to try and regain half guard.
Tynkkynen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tynkkynen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bang gets back to half guard.

Tynkkynen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Tynkkynen working over Bang with some ground and pound. Bang looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Bang looking for subs from the bottom but Tynkkynen mounts him!
Tynkkynen looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Bang covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rauno Tynkkynen!
Rauno Tynkkynen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.